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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-12-16

The grateful letter of ga LADY" thank
ing the VINDICAToR for publishing Henry
w. Grady 3 speech, in the A tlanta fight,
is SO charming that we are almost tempt
ed to keep quiet and accept it's praises
But our correspondent had evidently not
looked at the bottom of the speech, and
had not seen that it Was marked "1Lx.''
Its publication was paid for by an earnest
PiohibitionisG of the city. How little Wa
deserve the misdirected compliments In
our correspondents letter, she may inter
when we say that if the ''other side" had
sent communication supporting their
claims on the public judgment, it would
have been inserted if paid for. It is rather
hard to surrender all claim to all the nice
things "a lady" says, but it would
be much harder to give up the VINDICA-
TORS motto to tell the truth about all
things. AS matter of fact no paper, not
an organ of one side or the other, could
afford to give up the space either side
would take In its columns, if they were
thrown open without any cost to the
writer's.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-12-16
DON'T APP RUPRIAIE MONEY
IHE STA 12E HASN'T GOT!

The fact that no settlement of the debt
c ,uld be reached for several years past and
there has been a ''surplus in the Treasu-
ry'' from the non-payment of interest, has
gotten Virginia legislators into very loose
and extravagant habits in dealing with
that surplus. The time is now in sight
when the interest must be paid regularly
if Virginia has any fuan clal honor at all,
and the extravaganza must be stopped.
Before the legislature had been in session
three, days two or three new subjects of
expenditure were introduced. One was
in the shape of resolution by Delegate
Scott lnstructing the Finance Committee
to inquire into the expedlency of ''provid-
ing compen sation for widows and orphans
of Confederate soldiers who died or we're
killed during the war;" Such an object
will of course appeal to every humane
heart, but the State has no money of her
own to use in this work. 1t would be
path which, from its very nature being
once entered on, must be pursued to an In
definite extent in the Way of expenditure.
Another bill, one Of the earliest introduced
in both houses, was to increase the Salary
of judge, and commenting on this, a cor
respondent writing from the capital says
he sees strong disposition among the
members to vote for an increase Of the SAL
aries of all the judges of the State
In refreshing contrast with this Was
Senator Koiner's resolution adopted by
the Senate, condemuing the custom of vo-
ting extra pay to it's employees at the
Gloss of each session.
This legislature will be more closely
watched by the people than any for a long
time past. The elimination of the debt
question which has kept the attention of
tire people diverted from any legislation
not connected with 1t, gives theJn time 10
look at what is going on, and to mark who
it is that is assisting In deple ing the Treas
urY, and piliDg up another debt just after
one has gotten in satisfactory Way of
settlement.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-12-16
LEGISLATTTE NOTES.
SENATE.


In the Senate Mr.. Koiner has been
placed on the Committees of Roads and
Internal Navigation; Finance and Banks
as Chairman, and Public Institutions and
Education.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Koiner for
the appointment of Joint Committee to
investigate and report upon the subject of
transportation rates over the railroads of
the State was referred to the Committee
on Roads.
Mr.. Heaton offered joint resolution
extending the thanks of the General AS
sembly to Rufus A. Ayers. Attorney Cen
eral; John Scott, Commonwealth Attor-
ney for Fduquier, add B. McCahe, Com
monwealth's Attorney for Loudoun, for
the firm stand they took in testing the va
lidity of Judge Bonds action. The resolu-
ton was adopted by the Senate by "a to
IA every Republican Senator votang against
1T.
HOUSE.
In the absence of Speaker Cardwell, Mr..
Echols of Augusta, is presiding over the
House
A resolution looking to the bringing of
suits against ex-Attorney General Frank
s. Blair, tor amounts illegally drawn by
him from the State Treasury, while in
office, was referred to the Committee for
Courts of Justice.
A resolution requesting our Senators
REPRESENTATIVES. in n
for Federal aid to public free schools and
to support the measure known as the Blair
bill or some other better measure, was
adopted by both houses.
Mr.. Hay introduced bill for the estab-
lishment of reformatory for youthful
criminals. 1t provides that Meade F.
White of Augusta; John L. Marye of
Fredericksburg, W. Q. Fry of Albemarle,
5. W. Venable of Petersburg, and Peter
Otey of LyDchburg, acting as Board of
Commissioners shall select site for such
reformatory. provided it shall be donated
to the State by the county or corporation
in which it is selected. The Board after
securing the site is to meet in Richmond
June 18th. 1888, to prepare plans for the
reformatory.
In the appointments of the House Com
mittees we find that the Augusta men,
bers are on the following: Echols, CHAIR
man of Committee on AsYlums and Pris-
ons; member of the Committee on Courts
of Justice, and member Of Committee on
Labor and Poor; and Crawford member of
the Committee on Claims and Committee
on Immigration.
In the House, Tuesday. a brief debate
on the party responsibility for the failure
of the Blair Bill took place. Mr.. Echols
representing the Democratic side, and
Messrs. Eiam and Waddlll representing
the Republican side.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-12-16
RANTEE AS rs 4 GUAR
N1tEE

In one corner of the Richmond Dispatch
Mr. James P. Cooper has a card inform
ing the coupon-t enderers who have his
guarantee that sit will be carried out to
che letter." What "the letter" is, may be
found out from his circular issued on
December 9th to the holders of his guar
antee. He tells them
Il wish to inform every one who has bought
coupons with my guaranty that the guaranty
will be acted up to to the letter SO long those
who purchased the coupons stand up to their
side of the contract. They agree to tender
coupons for their taxes aud | agree to save
them harmless. I desire that every person
who has rendered coupons will disregard the
threats of the States officers, of suits, arrest,
or other molestaton.
If suits are brought against them under
what is popularity known as the coupon
crusher' they should disregard the suit and
pay no attention to it. LIST Judgment go
against them by default. If the sheriff comes
to them with an execution for the Judgment
let them tender to him the exact amount of
what lie claims, in coupons, or in coupons and
currency. If he refuses the tender and levies
and sells let them buy in their property at the
sale and report the facts to me. will at once
have suit instituted in the United States Court
for damages for the S1Se L mnst insist that
all purchasers of coupons with my guaranty
shall stand up to their side Of the contract of
indemnity, as I shall stand up to mine"
This is 10 say, if the coupon-tenderer
will keep on getting deeper into trouble
MIR. Cooper will guarantee to help him to
get there. Almost anybody could give
that guarantee, but under it Mr.. Cooper
cleverly slaves off the coupon-tenderer
who tries to get his money back, 60 any
date be likes-doomsday if he choose. The
promise to sat once institute suit in the
United States Court for damages for the
sale," after the late decision of the y. S.
Supreme Court is mocking substitute for
handing back to the coupon the
cash he paid for coupons that the States
officers won't receive for taxes. What
Virginia jury after the late decision of
the U. S. Supreme Court would give any
coupon-tenderer "damages," no matter
what Judge Bonds instructions might
be ? Mr.. Cooper Is trifling with his vic
tins.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-12-16
POLITICAL NOTES.

Senator Faulkner lDem.) of West Vir-
ginia, has been admitted to the Senate
and sworn in. The committee decided
unanimously against D. B. Lucas claims.
Tne Dependent Peusl0n bill, vetoed by
President Cleveland last session. has been
again introduced in the U. S. Senate.
The Republican N National Convention is
to be held at Chicago June 10Th, 1888.
The State Grange of Patrons of Hus-
bandry now in session at Norfolk. has
telegraphed to Lit Gov. Massey Its protest
against the legislature 'displacing far
.ner (Col. Randolph Harrison) by a poll
tlclan, (Col. Thomas Whltehead) as Com
missioner of Agriculture" and demand
ing that ''this outrage upon the farmers
of Virginia be righted.''
The Alexaud ria Gazette's" Washington
correspondent says that Capt. Asa Rog-
ers and Col. s. Brown Allen, both holding
official places in the U. s. Senate, will
5000 be displaced and Senator Riddleber-
ger will have the filling of their places.
Butler Malone, son of Gen. Malone, has
been removed from the clerkshlp of the
Senate Committee on Public Buildings by
Senator Stanford, and John Mccarthy ap-
pointed to the place.
Eugene Higgins, the Appointment Clerk
of the Treasury Department at Washing
ton, has resigned and Messrs. Daniel and
Barbour and the Virginia Democratic Rep
resentatives are asking that W. W. Scott,
Secretary of the Virginia State Democrat
ic Committee. be appointed 10 his place.
The Democrats, Monday, elected their
Mayors in Boston. Mass, and Charleston,
SC. by large majorities.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-12-16
4 LABOR BUREAU.

Senator J. Taylor Ellyson has offered
again in the Virginia Senate his bill for
the establishment of a Labor Bureau. We
have not seen the bill, but our confidence
in the author, who has one of the most
practical minds to be found among orr
public men, leads Us to the conclusion
that it is what is wanted. We conclude
among other things that it is something
more than a mere bureau of statistics which
clerk might manage and that 1t has in it
something of real practical good to the
workingmen of the State. Such bureau,
with at it's head some intelligent mechanic
who has worked from the bottom up, will
be the best recognition the working
element of our State can have, and will
give them voice that will be heard.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-12-16
THE PRESIDENT AND THE
INTERNAL REVENUE

President Cleveland has characteristic
that always commends him to our favor
he knows what he wants and he asks for
it. There is no beating about the bush,
90 diplomatic hiding Of the needle in a
very large stack of verbiage, and no indi-
rection in his approach to the subject. In
his message he loaded up both barrels,
picked out single bird-the surplusin the
Treasury-from the flock, and fired at it.
He has his own mode Of reducing the sur
plus-that is to leave standing that war
measure, the Internal Revenue system,
(which as matter of fact has been the
chief cause OF it, and to direct the cutting
down op, ration to the tariff.
That Is tue sort of President Virginia
lkes-a frank, honest, say What-you-think
sort OF man. Virginia likes such man
,ecause she IS that sort of person herself.
>h. wants that War tax, the Internal
Revenue, abolished first, and then she
wants the tariff adjusted. so as to give her
eOple protection against foreign manu-
actures and foreign products. Like Mr..
Cleveland she has gone straight to the
mark and said SO plainly and unmistak-
ably IN her State convent ious and her legis-
latures. Her representatives in Congress
whether Democratic or Republican will,
II they truly represent her, also say SO
plainly and frankly.
From This it will be seen that President
ebo oE mi.
while agreed upon the extinction of the
surplus are not agreed upon the mode.
1t Is not the first time they have been at
variance aud yet they are very good
Mr.. Cleveland went into Office he promul-
gated the Wall street, anti-silver idea.
Virginia didn't like this and her repre-
sentatives in the lower House OF Congress
very plainly told him him so by their votes
and defeated the gold bug policy.
The President has submitted, as it were.
d rough draft of his idea of reducing the
surplus, and he says very truly that the
reduction is not party issue for both
parties have promised it. That this re-
AUCTION will be made there is hardly a
ioubt, but it wlllnot be made in the precise
way the President indicates. AS for Vir-
:inia she must take care of herself first
and the Northwest afterwards. She can
not afford to fight the cheap grain of the
Northwest and then in addition give it a
tariff that suits it, while it strips her bare
of protection for her own products. The
country looks to this Congress to reduce
the revenue from the tariff. and hopes it
will be- wise enough to devise some plan
that will be fair and satisfactory COM
promise between the high tariff and low
tariff m-n and the Internal Revenue and
antiInternal Revenue men. Which party,
OF faction of party, failure to do so Can
be justly laid upon, will have a heavy load
to bear before the American people.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-12-16
"JUDAS SES AND LAZARUSSES "

"JUDASSES AND LAZARUSSES. !"
That portion of the Republican party
that is kicking against Malone, is under
going the usual abuse of those VINO resist
him. The paper presented to the Nation.
al Republican Committee endorsing the
present and past management of the Re-
publican party in Virginia contains this
stinkpot for those who don't want to
wear the collar":
"We are disguised that deaf ears are turned
too often to us, while ready hearing and
credit are awarded to our Democratic enemies.
or to the more detestable and unworthy in
ventions OF our Judasses-aye and even of our
Lazarusses, who, not only dead and buried,
but sinking have been made alive by us
only to fight and malign us. The committee
knows very well that it can arm or aisarm
these men at will. 1t knows what course to
pursue that will cause them to render loyal
service to the party, or to go over to the e,-e-
my where, if we have still to fight them, we
far prefer them to be-"
Poor Judasses! Poor Lazarusses! Poor
Malone!
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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-12-16

The confirmation of the nomination by
President Cleveland of Secretary Lamar
for Justice of the u s. Supreme Court Is
being opposed 10y some of the Republican
Senators. They charge that he is 81 .in-
stead of 50 years of age.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-12-16

Published every Friday. Price 81 per year 81, 90
or SIX months, and so cents for NOTWITHSTANDING
bly, in advance.
Transient advertisements 10 cents per line each
Insertion; monthly cents per line per month.
Contracts for longer terms made at the counter.
Local circulation in Augusta, Rockbridge, Rock
ngham, Allegheny, Highland and Bath counties.
Gives general and local news: stories and mis-
ellany; reliable commercial reports.
H. @. TINsLEY.
A. s. MORTON.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-12-16

The Richmond State of Tuesday has an
admirable article on free passes. 1t but
echoes the thought of the people when it
Lays that d free railroad pass in the pocket
of State legislator or judge lis one of
the most insidious forms of black mail 81
We trust the matter will be tested this
session by bill prohibiting any legislator
or judge from accepting one as long as
he is in the service of the State. and then
let the people read the Ayes and Noes on it.
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~~~1AA>D
EVANGELICAL ALLIANCE-sCENEs-
REV. DR.. BURCHARD-vIRaINIAN
PRESENT.
&C.. &C., &C.
Correspondence OF the Staunton VIND1cAToR.]
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.-In connection with
a recent visit to Washington, some incidents
of which the writer gave to your readers last
week, an account of a reception at the White
House given by the President and his wife to
the members of the Evangelical Alliance,
which was in session there last week,
may be of interest. 1t was about mid
day, Friday, that the body adjourned to pay
the proposed call. Including the delegates
and their lady friends, there were nearly two
thousand in the procession, which proceeded
from the Congregationalist church by way of
New York Avenue to the White House. The
line was about quarter of a mile long and
when the head of it, at which walked Mr..
VIM. E. Dodge of N. Y.,and Rev. Dr. McCosh
of Princeton Theological Seminary, reached the
White House door, the rear was away down
New York Avenue several squares distant
THE RECEPTION.
The procession filed into the building and
soon filled the large and elegant East room,
where Mr.. and Mrs. Cleveland came in and
stood at the side entrance. Mr. Dodge, the
President of the Alliance, then stepped for
ward few PAGES and in q short address of
we'll chosen words, spoke the qualification all
felt at having this opportunity of waiting
upon the President and his wife, and asked
his cooperation IN their work. Mr. Cleve-
land responded at some length as he spoke of
Christians end closed by saying, "Your en-
deavors, consecrated by benevolence and pa
triotism, must exert powerful influence in
the enlightenment of our people, in illustra-
ting the strength and stability of our institu-
tions and in advancing the prosperity and
ments were loudly applauded by the company
and then the presentation commenced.
THE PRESIDENT.
AS each one came up, his or her name, for
there were many ladies present, was given to |
Mr.. Dodge who introduced the person to the |
President Col John M. Wilson who stood |
near them introduced to Mrs Cleveland. The !
President was dressed in a suit of well fitting |
black, his Prince Albert coat being we'll but
toned up. Whether he enjoyed the occasion !
or not, he appeared to do SO and smiled /
pleasantly upon all, giving each hearty ,
shake of the hand.
MRS CLEVELAND
was the CENTS of every look. am not much
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-12-16

Governor Lee has respited VIM Fin
chum who was to have been hung at Har
risonburg to-day for the murder of his
brother, until Friday, December Both,
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FRIDAY MORNING. DEC. Is. 1887.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-12-16
INTERESTING WASHINGTON GOSSIP

DESCRIPTION OF PR ESIDENT AND MRS.
CLEVELANDS RECEPTION OF THE
EVANGELICAL ALLIANCE-sCENEs-
REV. DIR. BURCHARD-VIRGINIAN
PRESENT.
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r1NsLEY s. MORTON. Proprietors,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-01-29

non. pr, tected industries. Thus, repeal
of pr tecion would inevitably destroy
many Of the protected industries, reduce
tn wages Of labor In the remainder, and
ulrimlte in reducing wages and degrading
lahp' everywhere.
Tn Professor says that lin spite" OF
pr tryHi N We are large exporters OF farm
mtnin-'y. Not in spite, hut because OF
It. Professor. Aud here again | have to
thauk the Professor for citing an instance
of the must perfect and completed work of
protection II secured 70 our manufacture
ers market for farm machinery many
tim.S greater and more valuable than the
aggregate markets Of the earth besides.
This Invited capt. Il to enter the industry,
That accomplished, competition reduced
the price h point within the reach of
every farmer. This cheapaning process
having brought machinery within reach OF
the many purchasers instead of the few,
created again a MANIFOLD, multiplied Ne
mand; this in turn created demand for
labor aud increased the wages of the lab
orer This excess OF wages because of
protection" did not rob the farmer, for 1t
cheapenrd the price Of his machinery
much faster than ii raised the wages of the
lahlrer And view the result In 1880, the
last census year, the laborer employed upon
farm machinery received $3.50 per annum,
while the general average paid in manu-
featuring was but $3i6; profit on capital
employed was % per cent. And the farmer
was using the best and cheapest machinery
of earth, and This without the slightest pro-
lection to the business, as the work of pro-
lection upon farm machinery is completed.
The Professor admits that we are large eX
porters Of machinery; and he has shown
that as such our machinery can no more
be protected by the nominal duty than can
our corn, He will admit that when we
can successfully invade the market of any
people with any article, ours cannot be sue
cessfully in return by them with the same
article. When we export any product
largely we demonstrate that we produce 1t
chesrer than others; and when We pro-
duce cheaper, no tariff on imports can pro.
tect us. But It did protect us until protec.
ton worked its legitimate end. In this ar
ticle If farm machinery ii has given US ma
tional industrial supremacy 1t has secured
70 the farmer perfected and permanently
cheap machinery to the laborer high
wages and permanent employment, and to
capital remunerative return. And who has
II robbed for the benefit of another? 1t has
created An Industry that is unchained-is |
widespread-is truly national in its magni-
tude. 1t has increased the price of land, |
raised the value of property, and enriched
the people generally who are within reach
OF the thousands of industrial Centers
created and sustained by 1t, A system of
free trade that would have invited others
to manufacture for US would have lost to
US this resulting national prosperity.
BARDEN A. JAMES.
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Probate Court.

Joel T Buckley, Esq, appointed conserva.
tor OF estate of Mary Gray. insane, bond
$1,000.
Adjustments Of clain,s.-Est Of Guy n Rich.
ey, allowed 800 continued till Feb | Joseph
Mallenback, dcd, s322. IS; Jane NJ Adams, dcd
500; Patrick Finn, dcd, 1910; Sophia Ubrick
dcd. $2l6.44 and $l4,00; VIM Mitchell dcd,
$S805.4S; Michsel F Allen. dcd, 1900.
Estdtes ready TOR clainaS.-1hos Downing,
Susan Dagan, John Keller Hannah Hall
Papers .flod.-Est of Susan Dagan, inyen.
terry; Sophia UbriCk report of accounts; Jno
Debolt, report Of private sale; Thos Corrigan
petition for final settlement; Helen Crump-
ton. a minor, to lease lands; Sarah Knudson,
anal report and discharge of guardian; Jas
Mcintyre, appraisement bill aud invent.
Mary Z Egan, invent. and appraisment; Eliz.
abeth Jones, report of sale of personal prop.
erty and widows requishments of dover
awarded her; David II Roath, appraisement
bill: Geo Getaway, petition for final settle.
ment Henry Gerding, invent. John B Keller
invent; John Laining, appraisement bill and
invent John Callahan, appraisement bill.
WIls proueH and Letfers.-Joseph Johnson
dck, Rich f Gattiss, admr, bond 81 900 Ella
J Hornick, Robt Hornick, admr, bond So 600.
George Freese, will proven. Thos + Kenne.
dy, Adam Leopold, admir-, bond $4,000. Peter
Noea, will denied probate. John Callahan,
Mary Peltier, admx, bond $1,000. Mary K
ffienborn, minor, John Yoeatner, guardian
bend 81 900. Thos Carey, will proven, Julia
Cary. ext, bond $500 I'll strawn, will
proven.